Module G

Module G – Conformity based on unit verification

Conformity based on unit verification is the conformity assessment procedure whereby the manufacturer fulfils the obligations laid down below, and ensures and declares on his sole responsibility that the product concerned, is in conformity with the requirements of the legislative instrument that apply to it.

The manufacturer shall establish the technical documentation and make it available to the notified body. The documentation shall make it possible to assess the product’s conformity with the relevant requirements, and shall include an adequate analysis and assessment of the risk(s). The technical documentation shall specify the applicable requirements and cover, as far as relevant for the assessment, the design, manufacture and operation of the product. The technical documentation shall, wherever applicable, contain at least the following elements:

  • a general description of the product,
  • conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc.,
  • descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and schemes and the operation of the product,
  • a list of the harmonised standards and/or other relevant technical specifications the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, applied in full or in part, and descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements of the legislative instrument where those harmonized standards have not been applied. In the event of partly applied harmonised standards, the technical documentation shall specify the parts which have been applied,
  • results of design calculations made, examinations carried out, etc., and
  • test reports.

The manufacturer shall keep the technical documentation at the disposal of the relevant national authorities for 10 years after the product has been placed on the market.

The manufacturer shall affix the required conformity marking set out in the legislative instrument and, under the responsibility of the notified body referred to in point 4, the latter’s identification number to each product that satisfies the applicable requirements of the legislative instrument.

The manufacturer shall draw up a written declaration of conformity and keep it at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the product has been placed on the market. The declaration of conformity shall identify the product for which it has been drawn up. A copy of the declaration of conformity shall be made available to the relevant authorities upon request.